#1 The winding River Trail #2 The Stober's wizard, who watches over us #3 Stoopfest #4 Rose Cooper #5 South Lansing Farmers Market and Meridian Farmers Market, and Farmers Market at the Capitol, and… #6 Pinball Pete’s and retro game nights #7 Lansing Facts #8 Olympic Broil's Classic Car Cruise-In on Tuesdays #9 MSU's iconic Midnight Scream during finals #10 Rock climbing at the Ledges, the only outdoor rock climbing spot in the Lower Peninsula #11 The giraffe at West Side Meijer gas station #12 East Lansing Art Festival, JazzFest, literally all of the festivals all the time #13 Big Gretch, an East Lansing native and Spartan alum #14 Metro Melik and his undying love for the 517 #15 Ratchet's mysterious disappearance from the Lugnuts #16 Everyone having their "own" Quality Dairy that carries a personal and emotional connection #17 Kewpee's #18 The whole Olive Burger thing #19 Magic Johnson is from Lansing #20 The last time it was 100 degrees in Lansing was 2012 #21 We're makin' it happen #22 An airport with the fastest security line ever #23 The sasquatches mural in REO Town that people dress up seasonally #24 Curwood Castle and its enchanting charm #25 The Elvis Room at Corey’s Lounge, and all the food in it #26 The greatest mountain biker ever, John Tomac, grew up in Owosso #27 Apologies peanut allergy folks, but The Peanut Barrel in East Lansing and The Peanut Shop Downtown are giving peanut love #28 The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at MSU, which can literally create the same rare isotopes that are created in the cosmos #29 We illuminate a giant cow statue with Christmas lights in the Silver Bells parade #30 Stevie Wonder went to the School for the Blind in Lansing #31 Lansing Common Football Club, and their aesthetically pleasing logo #32 Shigematsu garden at LCC #33 Yelling "Go Green!" to strangers on gameday at MSU #34 The Turner Dodge building #35 Elderly Instruments, a literal national treasure #36 The Fledge, and the Fledge subculture #37 Listening to the Spartan Marching Band on the way to a football game #38 The accessible playground at the Adado Riverfront Park #39 Having access to a top-tier community college, LCC #40 Being within a couple hours' drive of a Great Lake in either direction #41 Standing at the confluence of the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers #42 Trucks running into the Pennsylvania Ave. railroad bridge #43 Making homemade masterpieces at Playing Picasso #44 The polar bear in the Natural Science building at MSU #45 Fitzgerald Park and its miles of trails #46 Flour Child Bakery #47 The 517 Juneteenth Celebration #48 Sanctuary Spirits, a distillery in a former church #49 A healthy amount of classic rock radio stations #50 A robust local coffee scene, with die-hard loyalists #51 Basking in the sun at a minor league baseball game eating $2 tacos #52 Horseback riding at Northfork Farms #53 Being a hub for State of Michigan government jobs #54 Thrift stores with authentic Vintage Stuff™ #55 Lansing Public Media Center #56 Boutique shops dedicated to incredibly niche interests, like Deadtime Stories and Thrift Witch #57 An undying dedication to high school sports #58 Watching the sunset atop the massive hill at Granger Meadows Park #59 Soaking in classic small-town joy at the DeWitt Ox Roast #60 An excess of summer festivals and, therefore, an excess of elephant ears #61 The Otto E. Eckert Power Plant's iconic three stacks: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. No matter which direction you're coming from, you know you're home when you see them on the horizon #62 A fabled taco place that was only open when it posted on Facebook that it was open #63 Zeke the Wonder Dog #64 Finding weird stuff at the MSU Surplus Store #65 The Farm Lane walk sign, especially when it is on #66 Dennis at Crunchy's karaoke #67 Wilson the red panda at Potter Park Zoo #68 "Ope." #69 Joey Chestnut ate 18 olive burgers at a Lugnuts game #70 Moore's Park Pool, the oldest surviving and longest operating Bintz pool in the nation, and the people who love it #71 When DeWitt basically becomes Whoville at the Christmas Market #72 Quality Dairy french onion dip #73 Naing Myanmar Family Restaurant on the South Side #74 The Cleats patio at the Hope Sports Complex #75 A city that's literally an island, Eaton Rapids #76 The Lebowsky Center in Owosso #77 Bougie dinners at the English Inn #78 Pretending you're in a Hallmark movie in quaint downtowns #79 The Ingham County Fair #80 The iconic brand that is Moneyball Sportswear #81 A women-founded hospital and healthcare system, Sparrow #82 Murals! So many murals. #83 Salus Center and their inclusive community events #84 Mason literally being known as "Hometown U.S.A." #85 Stargazing at Fox Park Public Observatory #86 Young Bros & Daley, a Michigan Ave. institution since 1893 #87 Exploring cute galleries at Arts Night Out #88 Getting lost in antique stores at the Mega Mall or Williamston Antique Mall #89 The river in a shoe store at Playmakers #90 The other river in a store at Preuss Pets #91 The bus in a store at Preuss Pets #92 Gorgeous Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Okemos #93 Everything Izzo — Coach, Lupe, and don't forget the Izzone #94 Woldumar Nature Center #95 Oreo Ice Cream was "invented" at Coral Gables in East Lansing #96 Miles the two-legged otter at Potter Park Zoo #97 Eating at Brody Hall #98 MSU Dairy Store #99 Tea Parties at the MSU Children's Garden #100 CADL's Library of Things, where you can rent a metal detector and an American Girl Doll all at the same time #101 All of the Above Hip Hop Academy #102 East Lansing Art Fair #103 Capital City Film Festival #104 Sparty: The man, the myth, the legend #105 Mort's, B & I and Dagwood's — and all the dive bars really #106 Sundance and the icon known as Terry Hanks #107 South Riley Tavern #108 The incredibly talented Mila and Torrey #109 Edru Skate-o-Rama #110 The smell of Paramount Coffee roasting in the morning Downtown #111 All things WKAR: Curious Crew, Off the Record with Tim Skubick, and having an HD Spanish-language channel #112 88.9 FM The Impact #113 Fireworks Glass Studios #114 Jacob Moran, local American Idol contestant #115 Muralmatics and Dustin Hunt #116 The CATApillar #117 Flip Flop Rooftop #118 Music in the Park at Lake Lansing South #119 Tyler Oakley, who is from Okemos #120 Darius Moon houses #121 Apartments with a baseball field in your backyard #122 Kositchek's #123 A Batman movie was filmed at the Broad museum #124 The Downtown skyline was featured in a Milky Way commercial #125 Numerous chili cookoffs #126 Being one of the only places in the U.S. where the Anthrax vaccine is made #127 Diederich Produce Farm #128 Petting the horses and goats at MSU #129 Sheri Jones #130 The bike park at Birchfield #131 EnVie #132 Old Town, Lansing's original downtown that's always reinventing itself #133 Tavern 109 in Williamston #134 Laying on the floor of the Capitol to look at the dome #135 Downtown Lansing, which has something for everyone during lunch hour, a weekend afternoon, or a night out #136 Capital City Market (aka "Downton Meijer" or "Bougie Meijer") #137 Grace Boutique in Old Town #138 Fiber optics were invented by Lansing-born physicist Donald B. Keck #139 Artisan popcorn at Cravings #140 Picking strawberries at Felzke's #141 Taco Festival #142 A ridiculously robust library system with the Capital Area District Library #143 The rose garden at Frances Park #144 Our complicated relationship with Frandor which, at the end of the day, we love #145 Another brewery in a church: Looking Glass Brewing #146 Ten Hens Farm in Bath #147 Mind-altering experiences at the Abrams Planetarium #148 Peacock Road Family Farm and its Christmas train #149 The Robin Theatre, its bookstore, and its legendary holiday show #150 The Super Secret Cult Band #151 So many corn mazes #152 The haunted car wash #153 Karaoke at the Avenue #154 Larry Page is from East Lansing #155 Island Park #156 Portland Playhouse #157 Devoted Car People™ with strong union roots #158 Billy Strings is from Lansing #159 Concerts in the Park #160 Deacon Earl, the blues musician #161 Social Sloth #162 We take cheesecake seriously – Everything Is Cheesecake and Mr. Leslie's #163 A ton of women-owned bookstores #164 Casa de Rosado #165 Cristo Rey Community Center #166 Building Child and Family Initiatives #167 Petals & Pinecones, a local mentorship nonprofit #168 LCC Connect, the LCC radio station segment #169 Impression 5's giant mouth #170 The giant head sculpture downtown, designed and built by Ivan Iler #171 Capital City River Run #172 Urban gardens, specifically on the Eastside, like Tender Heart Gardens #173 Wharton Center #174 Lansing Shuffle #175 The energy in East Lansing when thousands of Spartans return to campus for Homecoming #176 The Riverwalk #177 Sweet Encounter Kids Culinary Academy #178 Multiple places of worship for any faith #179 The Everett High School Dance Team and its arts programs #180 The surprisingly large vinyl selection at Westlund's Apple Market #181 The Record Lounge #182 The ice skating rink Downtown #183 Community theatre like Riverwalk, Ixion, and Grand Ledge #184 Gregory's Soul Food and the community #185 Cheryl Fritze and the Sparrow Medical Minute #186 Local jingles for car dealers #187 Refugee Development Center #188 This 1980s Quality Dairy commercial ft. Magic Johnson #189 REACH Studio Art Center #190 The Habibi Dancers, a belly dancing troupe #191 Taking roller derby very, very seriously #192 Inclusive hair salons like Hair United #193 Firecracker Foundation #194 The iconic clock on Boji Tower #195 The whole process that is choosing and lighting the Capitol Christmas tree #196 Kooky Eastside culture, in general #197 The fact that you can go to LeRoy's at 7am #198 Fleetwood Diner #199 Westphalia Cruise-in car show #200 The fashion show at REO Town's annual REO Town Thrift Store Gala and Burlesque Extravaganza #201 Fenner Nature Center #202 Live poetry readings from The Poetry Room #203 Chalk of the Town in Old Town #204 So. Many. Barbecue. Options. #205 Capital City Dragon Boat Festival #206 Picnics in the park at Patriarche Park #207 Lansing Citizens Academy #208 Farmers Market at the Capitol #209 The frenzy that is Arctic Corner on a hot summer day #210 Les Meres et Debutantes of Greater Lansing cotillion, and its rich history #211 Rudy Wilson, a legend and the first salaried Black employee at Oldsmobile in Lansing #212 Art collectives, like Briarwood and Cedar Street Art Collective #213 517 Shirts #214 The fact that MSUFCU's "got your best interest at heart." (RIP to the old jingle) #215 Llamafest at MSU #216 Brunch at Soup Spoon Cafe #217 Festival of Oddities at Turner Dodge #218 Halloween in neighborhoods that go hard #219 Eastside Fish Fry's chicken and eclectic interior #220 The Michigan's: Meijer's, Kroger's, Aldi's #221 Michigan Wildlife Conservancy #222 The vintage Pillsbury mural at REACH #223 Lansing Urban Farm Project #224 Dylan and Jeana Dee #225 ArtPath #226 LEAP's PROTO Accelerator #227 The giant skeletons in Groesbeck #228 emPOWer Lansing kickboxing #229 Brand-new music venues Downtown #230 DJ Ruckus #231 The eclectic mugs at Blue Owl and Good Truckin' Diner #232 ALT Printing Co.'s Lansing manhole cover screenprints #233 Ryan Holmes art #234 Steak for sale in the mall parking lot #235 Mr. Party #236 Dependable public transportation from Okemos to the capitol even on holidays, game days, and at night #237 Bar crawls #238 The Tin Can #239 Gold-medal-winning Jordyn Wieber is from DeWitt #240 Lots of materials accepted at recycling centers #241 Frankenfest #242 Vegan Doughnuts from Strange Matter #243 American Fifth Spirits, Lansing's first distillery #244 Drag dinners at The People's Kitchen #245 Dam Jam at Brenke Fish Ladder #246 Ranney Park, Lansing's century-old ballpark #247 The corn cake from Saddleback BBQ #248 Trivia at Harry's Place #249 Wally Pleasant #250 Catching a performance at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center #251 Capital City Bird Sanctuary #252 Sweetie-licious and the life-changing pie they make #253 Grand Ledge Opera House #254 Zaytoon's #255 Sansu Sushi and their Spicy Spartan Roll #256 Wagon rides at Clearview Orchards #257 Phil Denny, smooth jazz sensation #258 The dog parks in Soldan, Meridan, and East Lansing #259 Dirt School and mountain bike trails at Burchfield Park #260 Local concerts hosted by Ten Pound Fiddle #261 Lincoln Brick Park #262 Gardens at MSU Radiology #263 Maple Syrup Festival at Fenner Nature Center #264 Horseback riding at Sundance Riding Stables #265 Heritage Hall at the Capitol Building #266 Happy hour at Maru #267 The Polar Express in Owosso #268 Watching the sunlight reflect of Lake Lansing from the roof of Mayfair Bar #269 The Mint Festival in St. Johns #270 Fishing in Kalamink Creek #271 East Lansing Pump House concerts #272 The peaceful quiet in the neighborhood after the first snowfall #273 Finding hidden treasures in the REO Town Marketplace #274 Melting Moments ice cream sandwiches #275 Making your own soda flavor at Sleepwalker #276 The Knapp's Building, a decades old staple of downtown #277 People watching on the Grand River #278 Sandwiches from Jose's Cuban Sandwiches #279 The Martini Glass fountain in the Capitol complex #280 Bad Annie's Sweary Goods #281 Ellison Brewery & Distillery #282 Brunch at Midtown Brewing Company #283 The sound of Beaumont Tower in the distance on MSU campus #284 Neighborhood cats in Moore's Park #285 People throwing birthday parties in the park #286 The Best of Lansing Festival at Jackson Field #287 The Bloody Marys at the Watershed Tavern & Grill #288 The city's many dispos #289 The double-decker McDonald's on MSU's campus #290 The Planet Walk on the Riverwalk #291 Art Lab at MSU #292 Theresa Rosado #293 Yoga at Firefly Hot Yoga Barre #294 The landscaping on LCC's campus #295 Go karts in a mall at High Caliber Karting & Entertainment #296 Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center #297 The Meridian Historical Village #298 Portland party store and their great doughnuts #299 Friday fish frys at the Portland VFW #300 The Michigan Women's Historical Center #301 Little Red Schoolhouse and its antique flea market #302 LLB Asian Market on Saginaw Highway #303 Picnic Food Truck #304 Kona Ice and the people's devoted love for Kona Ice #305 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum #306 The vegetarian plate from Altu's (and all of their food, TBH) #307 Snow! Despite being a big city, winter isn't miserable in Lansing #308 A very devoted Facebook group for local foodies #309 Jamie Schriner and her Elvis mural #310 PRIDE in Old Town #311 Habana Delights, the bright pink food truck #312 Disc golf at Burchfield #313 Launch Trampoline Park #314 Harris Nature Center #315 The African World Museum and Resource Center #316 Tollgate Wetlands #317 Dog Trick or Treating in Old Town #318 Being one of the nation's insurance capitals, with six insurance companies headquartered in Mid-Michigan #319 The Accident Fund building #320 Old Jerusalem Bakery #321 The red Christmas balls downtown #322 Odd Nodd Art Supply #323 Shove It Pizza Truck #324 Laurén Gerig Brady's art #325 Scene Metrospace showcasing the undergrad art students of MSU every year #326 Lansing was the first city in the country to establish an organization dedicated to women's history #327 The gay frog doughnuts Strange Matter made for Pride #328 The famous corpse flower that bloomed at MSU #329 W.J. Beal Botanical Garden at MSU #330 Warm chips from Fiesta Charra #331 Winding trails at Padgett Park in DeWitt #332 With Celebration, NCG, Regal, and many independent theaters, you've got your pick when it comes to movie theaters #333 Doug and Laura DeLind's art #334 Phillips Orchard & Cider Bar #335 The Halloween Rocky Horror live shadow cast performance at the Sun Theatre in Williamston #336 Metro Retro #337 Middle Village giving local small businesses a place to start out #338 Bruce Campbell wears an MSU jacket in Evil Dead #339 Quinn XCII went to MSU #340 The Avocado bagel at Chateau Coffee Co. #341 Capital Hippie making high fashion tie dye fits #342 Lansing Brewing Company's winter patio parties #343 The Red Cedar Jubilee #344 The Michigan Library and Historical Center #345 Cooley Law School #346 The Jamando at Chapelure Fine Pastry & Espresso #347 Buying locally made artisan bread at Breadsmith #348 Brenke Fish Ladder #349 Grand River Connection networking events #350 The Albert El Fresco in East Lansing #351 The old-school and somewhat liminal vibe of seeing Santa at the Lansing Mall #352 Basement Salad (IYKYK) #353 East Lansing's hamster cage parking garage #354 Fire and Rice Food Truck #355 Red Haven and it's reclaimed wood fixtures #356 The ducks outside Olympic Broil #357 Anderson Park #358 Deer sightings on the area's nature trails #359 Scrapfest #360 The Old Town General Store #361 Gritty industrial vibes #362 The fact that you can get ice cream at a fireworks store #363 The Fourth of July fireworks show, and congregating with your neighborhood to watch #364 Island Art Fair #365 Finding crafts at Maple Street Mall #366 The wood play structures at Rayner Park #367 Finding treasures at the Free, Cheap, and Antiques Store #368 The fact that there's a Michigan Steam Engine and Threshers Club #369 The "Pet of the Day" segment on WLNS #370 The bins-style Goodwill in Charlotte #371 The somewhat hidden gem that is Hunters Orchard Park #372 Pickleball at the MAC #373 The Williamston Theatre #374 Impressive local news coverage across mediums #375 Being a hub for healthcare, with employment opportunities across the region #376 Eating ice cream out of a tiny plastic trash can at Twister's #377 Being the only U.S. state capital that is not also a county seat #378 El Azteco’s signature Topopo salad #379 Lansing School District being the only district in the state to offer universal free preschool #380 The Dark Arts of Michigan and Tater Tot Noxious #381 Professional wrestling at The Fledge #382 The thriving punk scene on the Eastside #383 Goat yoga at Hilltop Views Farm #384 There used to be a speakeasy in the middle of Lake Lansing that Al Capone (allegedly) visited #385 The Lansing Promise Scholarship #386 Beacon Soccer Field #387 Fly fishing in the Grand River #388 Grand River Connection breakfasts where young grads can network and build friendships #389 Charlotte Frontier Days #390 Guy Fieri visited a bunch of local restaurants on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives #391 The vintage Frandor sign #392 CADL's house history workshops, where you can research the history of your house #393 Summit Comics #394 "At Liberty Coins, we're right on the moneyyyyy" #395 Ice skating at Munn Arena #396 Old Mill Antiques Mall #397 The giant sledding hills at Hawk Island and Granger Meadows #398 Retailers with a super-long history like Rehmann's in St. Johns #399 Paczki season #400 MSU grads that leave after graduation, but then come back because they realize how awesome Lansing is #401 The city's general love for REO Speedwagon #402 Fall colors at Moore's Park #403 Getting fries delivered carside at Nip 'n' Sip #404 Asia’s Finest on Cedar St. #405 Watching people lose their minds over landscaping displays at the MSU Home and Garden Show #406 The patio at Twilliger's #407 Knowing your mail carrier by name #408 Small-town hardware stores, in general #409 The Champion Rocks commercials #410 The Masonic Temple building downtown #411 The unyielding neighborhood energy on snow days #412 MikeyyAustin & the Soulcial Club #413 Ice fishing on Muskrat Lake in St. Johns #414 The faint sound of trains in the distance #415 The MSU plant sale #416 City Pulse's "Eye Candy & Eyesore of the Week" #417 Messy college vibes at Rick's #418 The League of Michigan Bicyclists #419 The General Tso's chicken at Chen's #420 There's a pool at the WLNS studio #421 A plethora of pet rescues like New Hope, Happy Feet, and Saved by Zade #422 A wonderfully large amount of Thai food options #423 Babe's Corner's delicious vegan ice cream #424 The vintage store inside an auto repair shop at the corner of MLK and Grand River #425 The authentic French-Creole fare at The Creole #426 Throwing stones with the Lansing Curling Club #427 Skateboarding at Ranney Skate Park #428 Tater tots in wraps at Conrad's #429 This vintage WILX-TV the place to be! commercial #430 Power 96.5 hip hop station #431 Little Arlington #432 This coverage of a national bowling tournament at Royal Scot #433 517 Coffee #434 Cesar Chavez's involvement with MSU and the local area #435 Coyote Wisdom Bookstore and its literal gems #436 Seeing people dressed up for Capital City Comic Con #437 Supermercado La Estrellita and particularly their tacos #438 The fine folks at EagleMonk #439 Malcolm X lived here #440 Socialight Society and Nyshell Lawrence, in general #441 The glowy lights and Brian Whitfield's mural under the 127 bridge at Michigan Ave #442 The Blue Gill Grill #443 Spending Small Business Saturday at all the local shops #444 Niowave, TechSmith, and Lectronix, our home-grown tech and science sector #445 The huge wrap-around industry that grew up around GM here, like Demmer Manufacturing, Capital Steel & Wire, and Altec Lansing #446 Being home to a lion's share of associations and advocacy groups who help form policy in our state #447 James Madison College at MSU, and its always-devoted JMC students #448 Old Nation Brewing Co. and M-43 IPA #449 Lugnuts theme nights, including Magnum P.I. Night #450 Our homegrown foundations like Dart Foundation and the Community Foundation #451 MSU Butterfly and Children's Garden #452 The Chinese New Year Celebration at Meridian Mall #453 Triple Goddess Bookstore #454 Sipping wine with a new book at Hooked #455 Great architecture #456 Douglas J #457 City Pulse's yearly Top of the Town list #458 Sushi Moto and their local love with a Lansing Roll, a Delta Roll, an MSU Roll, a Michigan Roll (and a boatload of other delicious rolls) #459 Joan Nelson #460 Sapporo Ramen in East Lansing #461 Chris Swope always wearing a bow tie #462 Terror on 27, the area's most notorious Halloween attraction #463 Living in a state with four seasons #464 Brooke Hogan filmed a music video at Lake Lansing #465 Being the center of America's High Five #466 Friedland Industries and their off-the-wall metal stuff #467 Andrew Sandstedt, artist, sculptor, and man about town #468 Our creative and communications industry, with AAF Lansing and CMPRSA #469 Masaki Takahashi, Lansing Poet Laureate and founder of The Poetry Room #470 Sarah Pulver's murals #471 Let's be honest: Legalized weed makes Michigan a pretty good spot for the over-21 crowd #472 Steph Joy Hogan art and all of the bus shelter art #473 Dimondale is a pickleball, art, and culture bubble. Who knew. #474 Zoobie's truffle oil popcorn #475 10 over the Next Ten — Lansing's list of young-uns who are gonna make a difference #476 The Old Town Sir Pizza, which has its own stage and live performances #477 Bob Hoffman #478 Live Music Thursdays at Nelson Gallery #479 Deb Hart #480 Lansing City Rescue Mission #481 Wine tasting at Burgdorf's #482 Airport Tavern #483 MSU's student-made marketplace #484 Constellation Cat Cafe #485 The farmer's market at Allen Neighborhood Center #486 Squinting at the Horrock's sign to see what produce is on sale #487 The term "Lanstronaut" #488 Author Lyssa Kay Adams #489 Silver Bells and our dedication to region-wide holiday festivities #490 Asio Aviance, Lansing drag legend #491 Our highways confusingly being 69, 96, and 496 #492 The sunflower field at Uncle John's Cider Mill #493 The CADL local history digital archives, with gems such as this 1914 postcard #494 Roads named after social justice leaders like MLK, Malcolm X, and Cesar Chavez #495 Winnie the dog at Clean Refillery #496 Deadtime Stories and the owner Jenn Carpenter's podcast, "So Dead" #497 5/17 is now a local holiday called 517 Day #498 Star gazing at Sleepy Hollow State Park #499 The Greater Lansing Food Bank, which distributed 9,173,560 meals in 2022 alone #500 The community-painted underpass mural near Potter Park Zoo #501 Red Haven's themed dinners #502 Fantastic up and coming foundations like For Good #503 The Hawk Island Triathlon #504 MSU's cameo in Don't Look Up #505 The historic (and potentially haunted?) Eaton County Courthouse #506 Olympic Broil chicken tenders #507 Ele's Place #508 Joe's Gizzard City in Potterville #509 Scotcharoos at the Frandor Deli #510 The Lansing Symphony Orchestra — what a gem! #511 A disproportionate amount of really good florists #512 Golden Harvest's late night pop-ups #513 East Lansing Aquatic Center #514 The Moist Towelette Museum in the planetarium #515 The ranch served at Cugino's in Grand Ledge #516 Multiple incubators and accelerators for local entrepreneurs #517 The general vibe of helping a neighbor out